Tombak
Tombak (also Tonbak, Dombak, Donbak or Zarb, Persian) is a Persian, goblet-shaped
hand drum, which is the main percussion instrument of Persian folk music as well as
of classical Persian music.
Tombak
The body of the
Tombak was formerly carved mainly from solid mulberry wood. The
upper, wide opening is covered with animal skin, usually of camel, goat or calf. The
tuning-mood depends on air humidity and can therefore only be affected by moistening
or heating (drying the skin).
Tombak, Detail
The
Tombak I have developed is composed of several pieces of wood glued together, which
have then been hand-turned. It is usually covered with goatskin and tunable by either a
screw system or a rubber tube system.
Since my Tombak consists of several individual parts, it will maintain its shape and
not warp over the years.
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